Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc (NYSE: APAM) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.19x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for APAM is 1.79. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for APAM is 68.42M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.15% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of APAM on January 20, 2025 was 416.00K shares.
APAM) stock’s latest price update
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc (NYSE: APAM)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.92 in comparison to its previous close of 42.48, however, the company has experienced a 5.25% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-01-10 that MILWAUKEE, Jan. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (NYSE: APAM) today reported that its preliminary assets under management (“AUM”) as of December 31, 2024 totaled $161.2 billion. Artisan Funds and Artisan Global Funds accounted for $77.6 billion of total firm AUM, while separate accounts and other AUM1 accounted for $83.6 billion. In December, certain Artisan Funds made their annual income and capital gains distributions. December month-end AUM includes the impact of approximately $450 million of Artisan Funds distributions not reinvested.
APAM’s Market Performance
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc (APAM) has seen a 5.25% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -9.52% decline in the past month and a -5.80% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.97%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.52% for APAM. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.45% for APAM’s stock, with a simple moving average of -0.92% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of APAM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for APAM stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for APAM by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for APAM in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $41 based on the research report published on January 04, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Goldman, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see APAM reach a price target of $27, previously predicting the price at $33. The rating they have provided for APAM stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on March 07th, 2023.
Credit Suisse gave a rating of “Neutral” to APAM, setting the target price at $25 in the report published on October 19th of the previous year.
APAM Trading at -6.28% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought APAM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -13.46% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.52%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.97%, as shares sank -6.34% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.62% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, APAM rose by +5.25%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -4.94% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $42.68. In addition, Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc saw -0.42% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at APAM starting from Ramirez Gregory K, who sale 2,500 shares at the price of $42.28 back on Feb 08 ’24. After this action, Ramirez Gregory K now owns 83,335 shares of Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc, valued at $105,712 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for APAM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.36 for the present operating margin
- 0.46 for the gross margin
The net margin for Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc stands at 0.22. The total capital return value is set at 0.34. Equity return is now at value 69.20, with 15.30 for asset returns.
Based on Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc (APAM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.45 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.33. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.82. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 47.33.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 395.31 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.07. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.67. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.35for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.7.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc (APAM) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
